A little while back Daddee Yah! tagged me with the following post: “So How Would You Change Your Lifestyle, People?” | Daddee Yah! and I thought now was as good a time as any to respond to the post - so here goes.

1. Get a lifestyle - I think that would be the first and foremost change I would like to make. Things just seem to be a bit to reactive at the moment, with work, life, bills etc. etc. What appears to be lacking is something approaching a cohesive ‘hobby’ or activity that we all do or all look forward to. I think that will change as the kids get a little older and then their interests will become the things our family does. That’s already started during the week with Little Miss and her activities and social life tending to lead the way.

2. Relax - it just isn’t that big a deal. I am a firm believer in that most thing will sort themselves out in the end and that there is no use working yourself into a frenzy over things that are either meaningless or you can’t control. Sadly I seem to be alone in this view of life amongst the family unit (and I will admit that I take this approach to an extreme at times.) But I really hope that the girls get over over their self-induced panics over such meaningless things as a tap is dripping.

3. Find your joy. That is the key to a happy life - find something you really enjoy doing and then do it. All the happy people I know are those that actually love their job because it is something they WANT to do. It seems not to matter if they are rich or poor, but they are happy just to do what ever it is they do. The second happiest group of people I know are those that have a ‘passion’ in their life that they just really enjoy. It doesn’t matter if it is sports, art, whatever, just something they are passionate about. I have never found it, and I think it leaves a gap in your life.

4. Learn or do something creative - anything, just something.

I think that is it really, just simple stuff. Relax, have fun, smile, express yourself and enjoy what you do. Then on the 7th day solve world hunger, fix the problems in the middle east and develop sustainable energy for all……..